Mumford Cove Shellfish Survey
Groton, Connecticut
June 1981
United States		
Environmental EPA
Protection Agency
Region I
NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL LABORATORY
60 WESTVIEW AVE. LEXINGTON MASSACHUSETTS 02173

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Mumford Cove Shellfish Survey
Groton, Connecticut
June 1981
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region I
Surveillance & Analsysis Division
60 Westview Street
Lexington, MA 02173

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Table of Contents
TITLE	PAGE
Acknowledgements	1
Discussion and Summary	2
Introduction	5
Cove Profile	5
Methodology	6
Species Densities	7
Species Results	8
The Economic Value of the Shellfish	10
Appendix	13
Hap of Mumford Cove
Table 1 - Species Density bv Cove
Table 2 - Species Density by Area
Table 3 - Species Length
Table 4 - Species Density and Stratification
Frequency Bar Charts
Soft-Shell Clam
Hard-Shell Clam
Mussel
Surf Clam

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Acknowledgement
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency appreciates the interest
and efforts of the people who volunteered and assisted in the completion
of the Shellfish Survey of Mumford Cove, Groton, Connecticut. We extend
our thanks and acknowledgement to the following people:
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Edward F.H. Wong	Project Director
RHODE ISLAND DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
Richard T. Sisson	Principle Marine Biologist
Arthur Ganz	Senior Marine Biologist
Barbara Simon	Computer Programmer
RHODE ISLAND YOUNG ADULT CONSERVATION CORPS
Paul Baczenski	Group Leader
CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
Malcolm C. Shutes, Jr.	Principle Sanitarian
Donald Bell	Senior Sanitarian
James Citak	Senior Sanitarian
CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Edward Parker	Principle Sanitary Engineer
William Hogan	Principle Sanitary Engineer
James Grier	Principle Sanitary Engineer
Michael Powers	Sanitary Engineer
Gary Powers	Sanitary Engineer
MITCHELL COLLEGE, NEW LONDONG, CONNECTICUT
Dr. Thomas Hatfield	Chairman, Life Science Department
Virginia Magee	Instructor of Biology
Donna Magee	Student
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, KINGSTON, RHODE ISLAND
Timothy C. Visel	Instructor of Marine Science
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A Shellfish Survey of Mumford Cove
Groton, Connecticut
Discussion and Summary
The survey discloses that Mumford Cove contains several species
of shellfish which are of commercial value. The soft-shell clam
(Mya arenaria) is the most abundant followed by the hard-shell clam
(Mercenaria mercenaria) and to a lesser extent, the mussel (Mytilus
edulis) and the surf clam (Spisula solidissima). Because of pollution,
shellfishing in the Cove has been prohibited for many years thereby
allowing for no utilization of the resource. One main cause for the
closure is the presence of a sewer outfall located in a stream at the
headwaters of the Cove. Possibly, leachate from a sanitary landfill
north of the Cove may indirectly contribute to the pollution.
The average density of the soft-shell clam in the Cove is 8.5
per square meter which, under management, could allow for a sport-
fishery program. Sandy bottoms of Areas 1 and 2 show this population
to be fairly distributed along the eastern shore of the Cove. The
sandbar south of the boat moorings contain the heaviest number of
soft-shell clams. The hard-shell clam is second in quantity with
an average density of 0.33 per square meter. We found them distri-
buted mostly in Areas 1 and 4, and to a lesser degree in Area 2.
In general, the data list them in both sides of the channel and in
the outer area of the Cove. They are not found in any area upstream.
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In Area 2, there is a heavy abundance of sea lettuce (Ulva
lactuca) in the beach area by the house fronts. This could have
some bearing on shellfish recruitment, but we are not sure. The
shellfish, as observed, are healthy in appearance and do not seem
to be subjected to any significant predation. Frequency bar charts
show that 58.97% of the hard-shell clam is 2 inches or larger while
the soft-shell clam is only 40.07%. There are some mussel beds in
the outer cove and a few surf clams in the channel.
In our judgement we feel that the present shellfish population
will not support a commercial harvesting area. The density and length
size data on the soft-shell clams from all 3 areas suggest that a
sport-fishery program might be feasible if properly managed and funded.
The minimum and maximum length sizes show that the age distribution
is stable and successive generations are possible.
As for the hard-shell clams, we do not, in our limited survey,
see any amount worthy of commercial exploitation. We think that
Mumford Cove could reasonably support and serve as a relay or trans-
plant area for natural depuration. Sampling results indicate a uni-
formity in sizing and an even growth rate of the shellfish. The
presence of a bathing beach in Mumford Cove which is subject to the
bathing water standard of 1000 total Fecal coliform per 100/ml supports
our stand on the water quality potential for possible depuration.
The State Health Services should initiate a comprehensive bacterial
profile of Mumford Cove to determine the extent of the pollution.
A "worst case" situation should be investigated by sampling during
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the four seasons of the year. Water collections should be in the
upper and lower levels in the water column and at various stages
of the tidal cycle. Assessment of the bacterial profile may signi-
ficantly show a satisfactory period in which hard-shell clams can
be transplanted. Thus, a program such as this can be established
under a "seasonal closure". This additional activity would enhance
and add to the other active water uses of the Cdve mentioned earlier.
There is scant data on Area 3. This was due to high tidal con-
ditions and surf actions at the time of sampling which kept two crews
confined in the upper shoreline. We suspect if conditions were
suitable, as the case may be, we should be able to find shellfish.
The study did not reveal living oysters, ribbed mussel or razor clam.
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The Study
Introduction
Presently, and dating back for many years, Mumford Cove is closed
to shellfish harvesting. However, recreational sports such as fishing,
boating and bathing on a private beach are available to residents of
the immediate area. The shellfish closure is due, in part, to a sewer
outfall that empties into a stream at the Cove's headwaters and also,
discharges from a sanitary landfill located north of Mumford Cove may
be involved.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, State, local officials,
and area residents of Mumford Cove know that unless the pollution
standards are met, there will be no chance of lifting the shellfish
closure imposed on Mumford Cove by the State Department of Health
Services. There are proposals to remove the sewer outfall and have
it placed in an area remote from Mumford Cove.
Therefore, EPA with the help of several organizations performed
a shellfish survey in Mumford Cove to determine the densities, type
and sizes of the shellfish in the beds. Furthermore, the value of
the shellfish will be estimated and compared with shellfish at the
market level.
Cove Profile
The Cove covers an area of about 332 acres of open waters.
There is a navigational channel about 8 ft. deep running through the
center and conspicuously marked by navigational buoys. Other than
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the channel, the depth of the Cove is shallow (less than 4 feet) for
the roost part. Travelling upstream, the Cove becomes constricted
and is bordered by wetlands on both sides and is fed by several small
streams. One of the streams (Fort Hill Brook) is the receiving waters
for the wastewater treatment plant. A state park occupies the west
bank of the Cove and the eastern shore consists of a cluster of resi-
dential homes with a man-made sandy beach front. There is a small
wharf, boat launch ramp and parking lot adjacent to the beach.
The Cove bottom is mostly sand and gravel with a slight tendency
toward siltation in certain areas. The bottom of Area 1 consists
mostly of sand and gravel. The channel bottom, however, is mostly
mud and becomes anoxic toward the headwaters. We noted that the
reaches of the headwaters had the appearance of septic conditions
at the time of the examination. Intertidal zones of Area 2 are mostly
gravel, sand and silty-sand. The northeastern portion of this area
shows a heavy growth of a green sea lettuce. Most of the shallow
portions, averaging about two to four feet in depth, indicate a pre-
dominance of mud and some silty sand. The outer portion of the Cove,
adjacent to the closure line, is mostly gravel, sand and cobblestone.
The bottom is fairly firm at this point.
Methodology
We divided Mumford Cove into four study areas and included the
channel borders and the outer cove or entrance. The survey crews
noted and identified during sampling operations, the characteristics
of bottom compositions within each designated area. We also described
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and identified the various bottom strata descriptively as: silty
sand, mud, sand, gravel, cobble, and grassy-mud.
While there are many varied species of natural shellfish, we
concentrate on the few commercial variety that is suitable for human
consumption. We count hard-shell clam, soft-shell clam, blue mussel,
razor clam, scallop, and the oyster.
Because this survey is not conducted for scientific evaluation,
EPA and the Connecticut Health and Pollution Control officials propose
that the study be conducted for informational purposes. Therefore,
the project director elected to apply a simplified random sampling
approach amounting to about 100 or more stations in all test areas
rather than an exhaustive grid system entailing numerous stations
supported by statistical significance.
Allowing for patchiness in the resource distribution, the field
crew sampled by using 1.0 square meter quadrats placed at randomly
selected test pits in all 4 areas. They dug one foot deep and col-
lected all the shellfish in churning baskets lined with V wire mesh.
Shellfish were identified and measured for each corresponding station
as well as notations made on the type of bottom.
Species Densities
Soft-shell clams are the most abundant in Mumford Cove. Hard-
shell clam are next in line followed by the blue mussel and surf
clam. In our sampling, we find no razor clam, scallop, oyster nor
ribbed mussel. Averages for the four available species taken from
a total of 121 stations are as follows: 8.5 soft-shell; 0.33 hard-
shell clam; .11 blue mussel; and .05 for surf clam (Table 1).
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Species Results
The soft-shell clam is the most abundant of all the shellfish
sampled. The overall mean density is 8.5 per square meter with a
range from 0-75 per station. The data shows heavy concentrations of
soft-shell clams in Areas 1 and 2, and none in the remaining test
areas. The protruding sandbar in Area 1 contains much of the soft-
shell clams while the beach front in Area 2 contains a lesser amount.
The bottom in Area 1 (Table 4) consists mostly of sand and gravel.
In Area 2, the bottom is a mixture of mud, sand and gravel, with
silty-sand.
The average length of the soft-shell clam for the Cove is 50 mm
with a range from 14 mm to 90 mm (Table 3). Surprisingly, the average
size for both areas is 50 mm and that the ranges are similar. We
suspect that this uniformity in measurement suggests a stable food
supply, a normal growth rate, and an even predation throughout the
Cove. Measurements show the size distribution of soft-shell clam
exceeding 2" to be 40.07%. There are two other species, the blue
mussel and surf clam which numbered in very small amounts. Out of
121 sample plots, we noted only 16 mussels and 5 surf clams. The
mussels are located in Area 1 toward the outer cove in the direction
of the closure line.
Hard-shell clams are the second most abundant species found
throughout the study area. The overall mean density is 0.33 per square
meter with a range from 0-5 per station. The survey staff finds
that most of the hard-shell clams are located in all three areas.
There are no hard-shell clams in any area upstream. Given more
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time in Area 4, it is very likely that we would have counted more
clams toward the closure line. The average length is 84 mm out of
a total of 40 hard-shell clams, taken from 121 stations. Most of
them are located in bottoms consisting of some gravel, but mostly
sand, silty-sand and mud. The densities of the hard-shell clams in
Area 4 are 16 and 15 in Area 1 for a total of 31. There are 9 hard-
shell clams in Area 2 and none in Area 3.
Measurements show the size distribution of the hard-shell clams
when measures across the longest axis to be 58.97% of 2" or more.
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The Economic Value of the Shellfish
Resource in Mumford Cove
The first part of this report shows that the soft-shell clam
resource is suited to a domestic sportsfishery management type of
program. We urge also, that there is a potential hard-shell clam
transplant depuration program. The following is an attempt to arrive
at some relative worth or Values (value added increments) of the
resource were it made available to them.
We shall use a simple "multiplier"* to determine the economic
value of the shellfish utilizing present market prices as factors
in the study formulae in our computations. The method establishes
a series of Values to denote the worth of shellfish during the entire
commercial process. In our efforts we will attempt to show the Value
of the shellfish to the family or sportsfisherman, as a result of
his efforts. In other words, whatever amount the harvester removes
from the shellfish beds is of equal Value to that which may be obtained
in the commercial market. That Value is expressed as the Total Value
given to the shellfish beyond the basic Landed Value. This is accom-
plished through the use of a shellfish multiplier.
Computation
The shellfish multiplier is an empirical Value to assist in
measuring the Values of a commercial shellfish production of a com-
*Wong, Edward P.M. (1969). A Multiplier for Computing the Value
of Shellfish, U.S. Department of the Interior, Federal Water
Pollution Control Administration, Needham, Massachusetts.
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munity or the Value added to the shellfish accrued within or outside
the community.
			 retail value (price) per unit
Shellfish Multiplier (SM) = 	r—		:—	L~i^	
c	wholesale value price
or
Shellfish Multiplier (SM) =
No. shellfish in wholesale
No. shellfish in retail
X price of retail
price of wholesale
to
NW
SM = Nr
X Pr
Pw
Table A
Number and value of shellfish by units of retail level
Market
Conditions
soft clam
hard clam
Average Size
of Clams
2" plus
23s" plus
Consumer
Unit
pound
pound
Median No.
Clams/Unit
(Value Nr)
34
6
1980
Consumer Prices/Unit
(Value Pr)$
.72
.80
Table B
Number and value of shellfish by bulk unit at the wholesale
Conditions
of Clams
soft clam
hard clam
Average Size
of Clams
2" plus
2hn plus
Wholesale
Unit
bushel 60 lbs
bushel 70 lbs
Median No.
Clams/Wholesale
(Value Nw)
1750
580
1980
Wholesale/Bulk
(Value Pr)$
24.00
37.00
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Table C
Landed value of shellfish at dockside
soft clam sold in bushel bulk = $24.00+
hard clam sold in bushel bulk = $37.00-1-
SM =	nn—
1	24.00
SM1 = 1.54
.80
SM2 * 37.00
SM2 = 2.09
1	2" soft clam
2	2h" hard clam
Discussion
Since the public does not buy at dockside we then calculate for
a market Value reflecting the final prices to the customer. He take
the SM results and multiply each by their respective shellfish basic
value to give the potential of the shellfish. Calculations show that
the Value added to the basic dockside price or wholesaler (Table C)
of soft-shell clams comes to $37.00 per bushel and $77.33 for hard-
shell clams. This final figure tells us that this is the end figure
or Value added given to the shellfish. If Mumford Cove is suitable
for recreational harvesting this is what the shellfish is worth to
the family diggers.
+ average annual price for New England
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Table I
MUMFORD COVE
2
Cove Species, Density ( #/m )
N	Specie	Sum Min.	Max.	-	Station
X
	Value	Value	 Deviation
121	Quahog	40 0	5 0.33	0.83
Soft shell	1014 0	75 8.5	16.2
to
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to
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Oyster	0	0	0	0	0
£5 Blue mussel	0	0	9	0.11	.85
Ribbed mussel	0	0	0	0	0
Surf clam	6	0	2	0.05	0.25
+ = highest per station
x = per station

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Table 2


Area Species Density





Area 1



Specie
Station
X
Min.
Value
Max.
Value
Sum
Station Dev:
Quahog
33
0.45
0
4
15
1.03
Soft-shell
33
16
0
73
558
22.20
Blue mussel
33
0
0
0
0
0
Surf clam
33
.03
0
Area 2
1
1
0.17
Quahog
35
0.26
0
3
9
0.61
Soft-shell
35
13
0
75
456
16.04
Blue mussel
35
0
0
0
0
0
Surf clam
35
0
0
Area 3
0
0
0
Quahog
8
0
0
0
0
0
Soft-shell
8
0
0
0
0
0
Blue mussel
8
0
0
0
0
0
Surf clam
8
0
0
Area 4
0
0
0
Quahog
45
0.35
0
5
16
0.88
Soft-shell
45
0
0
0
0
0
Blue mussel
45
0
0
0
0
0
Surf clam
45
0.11
0.3
2
5
0.38

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Table 3
Species Length in Cove (in mm)*
No. Shellfish
Specie
Min.
Value
Max.+
Value
S. D.
40
881
14
6
Quahogs	56	27
Soft-shell	50	14
Blue mussel	49	26
Surf clam	93	58
84
90
69
142
13.6
15
12.4^
29.8
15
482
1
Species Length in Areas
Quahogs
Soft-shell
Surf clam
Area 1
49
50
110
27
14
110
72
89
110
13.0
13.6
9
399
16
16
5
Quahogs
Soft-shell
Area 2
64
50
Area 3
0	0
Area 4
Quahogs	58
Blue mussel 49
Surf clam	90
39
18
40
26
58
84
90
72
69
142
15.4
17.2
9.3
12.4
32
+ = per station
* = Quahogs in Area 4 sized 26 mm or less will go through survey tongs.

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TABLE 4
AREA 1 DENSITY AND STRATIFICATION
Stratification
No.
Station
%
Bottom
Quahog

Soft Shell
Razor Clam
Blue Mussel
Ribbed Mus.
Surf Clam



SD

X
SD

X
SD x
SD x
SD x
SD x
Silty Sand
1
3.0
*
*
*

4
4
*



Mud

0










Sand
15
45.5
.18
4
.26
24.7
260
17.3



.25 1 .06
Gravel
17
51.5
1.27
11
.64
21.0
194
17.2




Cobble

0










Grassy Mud

0










SD = Standard Deviation
* =. No computation

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Stratification
No.
Station
%
Bottom
AREA 2
Quahog



SD
X
Silty Sand
8
23.5


Mud
8
23.5
.46
2 .25
Sand
7
20.6
1.11
5 .71
Gravel
12
32.4
.16
N)
•
00
Cobble

0


Grassy Mud

0


TABLE 4
DENSITY AND STRATIFICATION
Soft Shell Razor Clam Blue Mussel Ribbed Mus. Surf Clam
SD

X
26.1
146
18.2
15.7
100
12.5
12.2
87
12.4
9.5
123
10.2
SD	x SD	x SD	x SD
SD = Standard Deviation

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TABLE 1
AREA 3 DENSITY AND STRATIFICATION
No.	%
Stratification Station Bottom Quahog Soft Shell Razor Clam Blue Mussel Ribbed Mus. Surf Clam
SD	x SD x SD x SD	x SD	x SD x
Silty Sand	0
Mud	0
Sand	0
Gravel 8	100 0 0 0 0	0	0
Cobble	0
Grassy Mud	0
SD = Standard Deviation

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TABLE 4
AREA 4 DENSITY AND STRATIFICATION
No. %
Stratification
Station
Bottom
Quahog
Soft Shell
Razor Clam
Blue
Mussel
Ribbed Mus.
Surf Clam



SD
X
SD x
SD x
SD

x
SD x
SD x
Silty Sand
1
2.2
*
5 5
*






Mud
18
40.0
.38
3 .16







Sand
13
28.9
.37
2 .15


.75
4
.30

.63 4 .30
Gravel

0









Cobble
7
15.6
.37
1 .14


3.4
9
1.2

.37 1 .14
Grassy Mud
6
13.3
.98
5 .8


.40
1
.16


SD
*
= Standard Deviation
= No computation

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SPECIE LENGTH FREQUENCY
Soft-Shell Clam
(mm)
FREQUENCY BAR CHART
MIDPOINT
LEN

FREQ
CUM.
PERCENT
CUM.



FREQ

PERCENT
I

0
0
0.00
0.00
6

0
0
0.00
0. 00
11

0
0
0.00
0.00
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5
5
0.57
0.57
21
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2.38
2.95
26
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3.63
6.58
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64
122
7.26
13. 85
36
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91
213
10.3 3
24.18
41
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108
321
12.26
36. 44
46
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111
432
12.60
49.04
51
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96
528
10.90
59.93
56
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64
592
7.26
67.20
61
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97
689
11.01
78.21
66
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68
757
7.72
85. 93
71
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59
816
6. 70
92.62
76
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37
853
4.20
96.82
81
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17
870
1.93
98. 75
86
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4
874
0.45
99.21
91
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7
881
0.79
100.00
96

0
881
0.00
100.00
101

0
881
0.00
100.00
106:

0
881
0.00
100.00
111

0
881
0.00
100.00
116

0
881
0.00
100.00
121

0
881
0.00
100.00
126

0
881
0.00
100.00
131

0
881
0.00
100.00
136

0
881
0. 00
100.00
141

0
881
0.00
100.00
146

0
881
0.00
100.00
150

0
881
0.00
100.00

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110
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SPECIE LENGTH FREQUENCY
Hard-Shell Clam
(mm)
FREQUENCY BAR CHART
MIDPOINT
LEN	FREQ CUM. PERCENT CllM«



FREQ

PERCENT
1

0
0
0.00
0.00
6

0
0
0.00
0.00
11

0
0
0.00
0.00
16

0
0
0.00
0.00
21

0
0
0.00
0.00
26

1
1
2« 56
2.56
31
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1
2
2.56
5.13
36
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1
3
2.56
7.69
41
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5
8
12.82
20.51
46
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5
13
12.82
33.33
51
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3
16
7.69
41. 03
56
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4
20
10.26
51.28
61
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6
26
15.38
66.67
66
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6
32
15.38
82.05
71
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4
36
10.26
92.31
76
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1
37
2.56
94. 87
81
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1
38
2.56
97.44
86
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1
39
2. 56
100.00
91

0
39
0.00
100.00
96

0
39
0.00
100.00
101

0
39
0.00
100.00
106

0
39
0.00
100.00
111

0
39
0.00
100.00
116

0
39
0.00
100.00
121

0
39
0.00
100.00
126

0
39
0.00
100.00
131

0
39
0.00
100.00
136

0
39
0.00
100.00
141

0
39
0.00
100.00
146

0
39
0.00
100.00
150

0
39
0.00
100.00
4.			+	— +			+			+	+
12	3	4	5	6
FREQUENCY

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SPECIE LENGTH FREQUENCY
(mm)
MIDPOINT
LEN
1
6
11
16
21
26
31
36
41
46
51
56
61
66
71
76
81
86
91
96
101
106
111
116
121
126
131
136
141
146
150
Mussel
FREQUENCY BAR CHART

FREQ
CUM.
PERCENT
CUM.

FREQ

PERCENT

0
0
0.00
0.00

0
0
0. 00
0.00

0
0
0.00
0.00

0
0
0.00
0.00

0
0
0.00
0.00
********************
1
1
7.14
7.14

0
1
0.00
7.14
****************************************
2
3
14.29
21.43
********************
1
4
7.14
28.57
****************************************
2
6
14.29
42.86
************************************************************
3
9
21.43
64.29
********************
1
10
7. 14
71.43
****************************************
2
12
14.29
85.71

0
12
0.00
.85«71
****************************************
2
14
14. 29
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00

0
14
0.00
100.00
1
2
— +
3
FREQUENCY

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SPECIE LENGTH FREQUENCY
(mm)
MIDPOINT
LEN
1
6
11
16
21
26
31
36
41
46
51
56
61
66
71
76
81
86
91
96
101
106
111
116
121
126
131
136
141
146
150
Surf Clam
FREQUENCY BAR CHART
*******#*******************«**********************
ft*************************************************
EQ
CUM,
PERCENT
CUM.

FREQ

PERCENT
0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
0.00
0. 00
0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
0.00
0.00
0
0
0.00
0.00
1
1
16.67
16.67
0
1
0.00
16.67
0
1
0.00
16.67
1
2
16.67
33.33
0
2
0.00
33.33
1
3
16.67
50.00
0
3
0.00
50.00
0
3
0.00
50.00
1
4
16.67
66.67
0
4
0.00
66.67
0
4
0.00
66.67
1
5
16.67
83.33
0
5
0.00
83.33
0
5
0.00
83. 33
0
5
0.00
83.33
0
5
0.00
83.33
0
5
0.00
83.33
1
6
16.67
100.00
0
6
0.00
100.00
0
6
0.00
100.00
——+
1
FREQUENCY

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